Two fishermen held with 110 kg of ganja bound for Sri Lanka
Manamelkudi coastal police arrested fishermen A. Arokia Rahul (31) and K. Rajeswaran (29) in the early hours of 20 January 2026 as they prepared to move two bags holding 110 kg of ganja by sea to Sri Lanka. Rahul's maternal uncle allegedly arranged the job; both men are held at the coastal station.
🇮🇳 Manamelkudi seashore, Pudukkottai district · India
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 110 kg
Police arrested two Indian fishermen for attempting to smuggle 110 kg of ganja to Sri
Lanka by sea from the Manamelkudi seashore in Pudukkottai district in the early hours of
Tuesday 20 January 2026.[1]
The arrested men, A. Arokia Rahul (31) of the Anthoniyarpuram fishermen hamlet and K.
Rajeswaran alias Sivasankar (29) of Panangkudi Thope, had fished for over 10 years.[1]
Rahul’s maternal uncle S. Stephen Raj (52) of Sayalkudi allegedly contacted Rahul and
asked him to shift two bags of ganja by boat.[1] The duo were detained at the
Manamelkudi coastal police station while investigations continued.[1]
Sources
- 2 Fishermen Ready to Smuggle 110 Kg Ganja to Lanka Held. Deccan Chronicle, 20 January 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No second outlet account was found; every fact above comes from the Deccan Chronicle report.
- Whether the uncle and the intended Sri Lankan receivers were traced was not reported.